12 Maltings Lane is a semi-detached house in Great Chishill, Royston, Royston (SG8 8SW). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a G (score 9), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 66 m² it sits well below the postcode median (157 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £385,000 sits 69.2% above the 2010 sale of £227,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£320/sq ft) was about 18.8% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a basement excavation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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12 Maltings Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Aug 2019
12 Maltings Lane has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
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12 Maltings Lane valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£227,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Price per m² for 12 Maltings Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,448
Street avg £5,018
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.2 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
To create a large lined wildlife pond
Tree Works as per Application
5 March 2010Most recent
£227,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SG8 8SW: £625,000 (2022–2015).

Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
SG8 8BP
St Margaret of Antioch Church — bus stop.
Closest school
2.2 km
Barley (VA) Church of England First School. 2 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB